3684 ARTICLE 16.

1918, ch. 122, sec. 14.

1004. Said Commission shall have full power and authority to enter
into any contracts or agreements with the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia or any other Federal authority for the connection of its water
supply, sewerage and drainage systems with those of the District of Co-
lumbia, for the purchase of water from the District of Columbia, and

for the disposal of sewage and drainage from the Sanitary District; and
to enter into any agreement concerning any other matter necessary, advis-
able or expedient for the proper construction, maintenance and operation

of the water supply, sewerage, drainage or refuse disposal systems under
its control or those under the control of the Commissioners of the District

of Columbia. Any contract or agreement so entered into shall have the
full force and effect of a contract between the District of Columbia and
the State of Maryland.

1918, ch. 122, sec. 15.

1005. Whenever said Commission shall have extended its general water
supply or sewerage system up to and is ready to connect with any munic-
ipally owned or privately owned water supply or sewerage system, or
previously thereto if in its judgment such action is expedient, and it
deems it advisable and proper for the adequate operation of the system
under its jurisdiction to take over the said water or sewerage system, it
may purchase the same upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed
upon. In the event of failure to agree as to the purchase price or con-
ditions of purchase of said water or sewerage system, whether privately

or municipally owned, the said Commission may acquire the same by con-
demnation, in the same manner as it is authorized to acquire land by this
Act. In the condemnation of privately owned water or sewerage systems
the jury shall take into consideration as a part of their award any pay-
ment, contribution or tax paid by the respective lot owners or purchasers
toward the construction of said systems, and where said system or sys-
tems have been built in connection with and for the purpose of develop-
ing home sites, subdivisions or villages by any individual, firm or corpora-
tion and such system or systems have been offered as an inducement for
the purchase of lots or land therein, the jury shall deduct from the deter-
mined value of the plant or system such sum as it may reasonably deter-
mine was added to the purchase price of said land or lots in the sale thereof

for the purpose of constructing said system. Privately owned systems
shall be taken under said condemnation by said Commission free and
clear of all debts and liens, but said Commission shall make a party
defendant any person, firm or corporation having any record lien or in-

cumbrance against the same, and the Circuit Court is hereby empowered
and authorized to determine the respective amounts due the defendants,
and from and after the payment into court or to the proper parties, said
Commission shall be authorized to take possession of, maintain and operate
said system, whether private or municipal, as a part of its general sys-
tem, and from the date of such payment all properties along the line of